A fiber-optic cable lying quietly on the seafloor has captured 56,000 iceberg break-offs in just three weeks. This experiment ...

Fiber optic technology has reshaped the way data moves around the world. From undersea cables connecting continents to local ...

Originally deployed to record re-entry signals of the OSIRIS-REx return capsule, a T-shaped fiber optic cable draped across ...

Many electricians have broadened their work model in recent years to include coaxial and Ethernet wiring for communications and data networks. This is usually seen as a good move, given the fact that ...

A glass thread strung along the bottom of a fjord captured the entire process of calving, from the cracking of ice to the ...

Once a month or so, I have the privilege of sitting down with Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams to record the Hackaday Podcast. It’s a lot of fun spending a couple of hours geeking out together, and we ...

Fiber optics provides a transmission medium that surpasses coax cable in many ways, especially for long transmission runs. But now with HD-SDI, the need for high-frequency capacity and low loss brings ...

A new data transmission speed record of 450 terabits per second using an existing, commercially installed optical fiber link ...